Lewisville firefighters took a car apart to free a cat named Sakura
Sakura was stuck deep in a Tesla, not perched under an open hood. Crews spent about 40 minutes taking the undercarriage apart, then handed her back to a family that had been searching for three hours.
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Lewisville firefighters were called Tuesday, October 27, for a cat wedged deep inside a Tesla, the Cross Timbers Gazette reported. The department said this was not a case of opening the hood and waiting for her to jump out. She was stuck. Crews took the undercarriage apart piece by piece.
About 40 minutes later they could reach the spot where the cat, Sakura, was hiding, and they pulled her out. Her family had been searching for about three hours. They were about to drive off and keep looking when they heard a faint meow under their own car. Firefighters got her back into their arms. The department said the crew stayed patient around the car's machinery, and that the calls they answer come in every size.
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A cat named Sakura hid so far inside a family's car in Lewisville, Texas, that firefighters could not simply open the hood and wait. They took the underside of the car apart, piece by piece, for about forty minutes. Then they could reach her and lift her out. Her family had been searching for about three hours. They were about to drive away when they heard a small meow under their own car. The firefighters gave Sakura back to them. She was safe.
- How did Sakura's family realize she was under their own car?
- Why did the firefighters take the car apart instead of only opening the hood?
- What is one kind thing a family could do for firefighters who help a pet?
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